#OtD 2 Apr 1863 the Richmond Bread Riot took place. Women took to the streets of Richmond, Virginia, to protest food shortages. The riot grew, with attacks on government warehouses and grocery stores, but was quelled when the army was deployed https://t.co/xznb642FyJ https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9152/richmond-bread-riot?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon